When I was 10 years old, I read Jeff Cooper’s articles in Guns & Ammo magazine in which he extolled the 1911 “.45 automatic” as the ultimate gunfighting/self-defense handgun. What he wrote made a great deal of sense to me. All these years later, it still does. Slim and flat, among ...
PSA dropped the Springfield Prodigy 5-inch Gear Pac to $1,099.99. The deal includes a factory-mounted Viridian RFX11 green dot, four magazines and a Springfield range bag.
There was a time, not that long ago, when most cops had wheelguns in their holsters and autopistols were the rare exception. While it may be hard to believe today, the transition by American law enforcement agencies away from revolvers to semi-auto pistols actually began as a trickle. However, on...
Springfield’s new Prodigy 3.5 combines a compact slide with an 18-round, full-length grip. After 300 malfunction-free rounds, the unusual crossover proves it was built to shoot.
GENESEO, ILL. — Springfield Armory released a new 1911 DS Prodigy that pairs a 3.5 inch bull barrel with a full length grip module, and the result is 18+1 rounds of 9mm behind a short slide. The 1911 DS Prodigy 3.5″ AOS 9mm is not the same pistol as the Prodigy Compact 3.5″ already ...
Despite the plethora of well-designed and innovatively engineered modern polymer-framed, striker-fired pistols out there, the seemingly timeless design of the model 1911 is as popular as ever. When gun makers like Springfield Armory broke into the category of double-stack magazine versions of the...
The Springfield Armory Prodigy is a big, heavy beast of a double-stack 1911 that promises a handful of 9mm in a fairly affordable package.
In today’s article, Beyond Seclusion reviews the new Springfield Kuna chambered for the .40-caliber cartridge. Developed specifically for international law enforcement use, this PDW is now being offered to U.S. citizens looking for a bit more thump than the 9mm offers. The firearm used in t...
The first brass casings struck the concrete with a loud pinging sound, and I couldn’t help but smile. Nothing beats a real side-by-side comparison. Spec sheets and press releases can only tell you so much. The real answers come when you put rounds downrange. On this day, I had two pistols on de...
Ed. Note — In today’s article, the author examines the use of handguns for bear defense. As with any defensive article, examine all of the relevant data and laws before deciding on the best handgun for bear country — if any at all. Cynthia saw the bear as it rose, 10 feet away. She yelled R...